Lord of the Flies

William Golding

What does the title mean????

Lord of the Flies is a translation of the Hebrew word, “baal-zevuv

Greek word for it is Beelzeboub

English word is Beelzebub, which can mean: satan, chief devil, or fallen angel

Setting Takes place on a tiny coral island in the

South Pacific during the war Hot & Sunny Island is uninhabited except for the boys

Themes Civilization vs. Savagery Loss of Innocence Innate Human Evil

Motifs

Biblical Parallels Natural Beauty Bullying of the

Weak by the Strong Outward Trappings

of Savagery

Symbols Plane Crash Forest Scar Island Dead Parachutist Chanting & Dancing of

the Hunters Logs Big Boys Little Boys Naval Officer

Conch Shell Piggy’s Glasses Signal Fire The Beast The Lord of the Flies Ralph Piggy Jack Simon Roger

Allegorical Novel A literary work in which the characters,

events, objects, and ideas have secondary or symbolic meanings.

Entertaining story that even children can enjoy

Beneath the surface there lies a deeper meaning

Ralph

Handsome, athletic, 12-year-old boy

Elected leader by the boys

Sensible & self-confident

Jack

Leader of the choirboys

Aggressive Envious of

Ralph

Piggy

Fat, asthmatic, clumsy, older boy

Befriends & advises Ralph An orphan

SamnEric

Sam and Eric Twins Support Ralph

Roger

Cruel, older boy

Enjoys intimidating others

The Choirboys

Singers led by Jack Familiar with taking

orders They remain loyal to

him

William Golding 1911-Born in Cornwall Actor, lecturer, small craft

sailor, musician, finally a school master

1940-Joined Royal Navy Present at the sinking of the

Bismarck Retired a lieutenant Resumed teaching 1954- Published his first and

most famous novel, Lord of the Flies

1961- Retired from teaching to write (wrote 12 more novels)

1983- Awarded Nobel Prize 1988- Knighted 1993- Died at home that

Summer